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Master's Degree•130 Institutions

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.

Annual Full Cost vs. Median Earnings

Each dot represents one program at an institution. Shows the spread of annual sticker price (or net price if sticker price is unavailable) vs earnings 4 years post-grad.

Field Median ($130,170)
P25-P75 Interval ($113,358 - $158,029)
Bachelor's Baseline ($56,938)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)

These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →

Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Ann Arbor
MI
$246,366
Nat: $136,736
4yr Post-Grad
$14,362
/yr
$20,500
+$1459k
Cambridge
MA
$228,519
Nat: $136,736
4yr Post-Grad
$19,148
/yr
$47,239
+$1307k
Santa Clara
CA
$231,929
Nat: $136,736
4yr Post-Grad
$50,570
/yr
-
+$1277k
West Haven
CT
$192,143
Nat: $136,736
4yr Post-Grad
$32,994
/yr
-
+$976k
La Jolla
CA
$173,180
Nat: $136,736
4yr Post-Grad
$14,794
/yr
-
+$847k
Minneapolis
MN
$161,999
Nat: $136,736
4yr Post-Grad
$17,330
/yr
-
+$746k
Fairfax
VA
$158,029
Nat: $136,736
4yr Post-Grad
$14,697
/yr
-
+$717k
Philadelphia
PA
$154,648
Nat: $136,736
4yr Post-Grad
$37,529
/yr
-
+$646k
Malvern
Earnings shared by 3 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program.
PA
$140,393
Nat: $136,736
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$35,500
+$592k
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus
University Park
Earnings shared by 3 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program.
PA
$140,393
Nat: $136,736
4yr Post-Grad
$12,651
/yr
$35,500
+$568k
Villanova
PA
$143,746
Nat: $136,736
4yr Post-Grad
$41,536
/yr
-
+$544k
University Park
Earnings shared by 3 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program.
PA
$140,393
Nat: $136,736
4yr Post-Grad
$33,675
/yr
$35,500
+$530k
Fullerton
CA
$134,032
Nat: $136,736
4yr Post-Grad
$5,115
/yr
$35,920
+$527k
Kennesaw
GA
$134,232
Nat: $136,736
4yr Post-Grad
$16,325
/yr
$30,750
+$509k
Chicago
IL
$134,449
Nat: $136,736
4yr Post-Grad
$27,108
/yr
-
+$491k
San Jose
CA
$125,015
Nat: $136,736
2yr Post-Grad
$14,241
/yr
-
+$477k
Tempe
AZ
$130,092
Nat: $136,736
4yr Post-Grad
$14,694
/yr
-
+$476k
Lowell
MA
$130,170
Nat: $136,736
4yr Post-Grad
$17,362
/yr
-
+$472k
El Paso
TX
$121,882
Nat: $136,736
4yr Post-Grad
$6,803
/yr
-
+$419k
Hoboken
NJ
$128,177
Nat: $136,736
4yr Post-Grad
$37,396
/yr
-
+$418k
Chicago
IL
$126,090
Nat: $136,736
4yr Post-Grad
$36,340
/yr
-
+$402k
Miami
FL
$118,205
Nat: $136,736
4yr Post-Grad
$11,462
/yr
$31,856
+$379k
Mercer University
Macon
GA
$113,358
Nat: $136,736
4yr Post-Grad
$24,778
/yr
-
+$312k
Boston
MA
$106,421
Nat: $136,736
2yr Post-Grad
$36,503
/yr
-
+$268k
Louisville
KY
$101,295
Nat: $136,736
4yr Post-Grad
$14,960
/yr
-
+$225k
Gainesville
FL
$94,408
Nat: $136,736
2yr Post-Grad
$5,969
/yr
-
+$215k
Richardson
TX
$94,408
Nat: $136,736
2yr Post-Grad
$15,271
/yr
-
+$198k
Rochester
NY
$90,637
Nat: $136,736
2yr Post-Grad
$37,232
/yr
-
+$123k
Wichita
KS
$78,114
Nat: $136,736
2yr Post-Grad
$10,307
/yr
-
+$58k
West Long Branch
NJ
$81,702
Nat: $136,736
2yr Post-Grad
$30,978
/yr
-
+$53k
Huntsville
AL
-
Nat: $136,736
$22,758
/yr
-
-$0
Auburn
AL
-
Nat: $136,736
$25,424
/yr
-
-$0
Fayetteville
AR
-
Nat: $136,736
$17,571
/yr
-
-$0
Long Beach
CA
-
Nat: $136,736
$9,426
/yr
-
-$0
Northridge
CA
-
Nat: $136,736
$6,346
/yr
-
-$0
Sacramento
CA
-
Nat: $136,736
$11,186
/yr
-
-$0
Irvine
CA
-
Nat: $136,736
$13,866
/yr
$27,217
-$0
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $136,736
$14,659
/yr
-
-$0
Riverside
CA
-
Nat: $136,736
$12,672
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Cruz
CA
-
Nat: $136,736
$18,549
/yr
-
-$0
Oakland
CA
-
Nat: $136,736
$30,622
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $136,736
$33,056
/yr
-
-$0
Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs
CO
-
Nat: $136,736
$17,860
/yr
-
-$0
Bridgeport
CT
-
Nat: $136,736
$28,356
/yr
-
-$0
New Britain
CT
-
Nat: $136,736
$15,537
/yr
-
-$0
Storrs
CT
-
Nat: $136,736
$24,342
/yr
-
-$0
Fairfield
CT
-
Nat: $136,736
$49,906
/yr
-
-$0
Newark
DE
-
Nat: $136,736
$16,337
/yr
-
-$0
Washington
DC
-
Nat: $136,736
$35,760
/yr
-
-$0
Orlando
FL
-
Nat: $136,736
$11,516
/yr
-
-$0
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach
FL
-
Nat: $136,736
$40,539
/yr
-
-$0
Boca Raton
FL
-
Nat: $136,736
$10,394
/yr
-
-$0
Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne
FL
-
Nat: $136,736
$36,511
/yr
-
-$0
Fort Lauderdale
FL
-
Nat: $136,736
$27,714
/yr
-
-$0
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $136,736
$22,443
/yr
-
-$0
Evanston
IL
-
Nat: $136,736
$34,420
/yr
-
-$0
Notre Dame
IN
-
Nat: $136,736
$25,339
/yr
-
-$0
Iowa City
IA
-
Nat: $136,736
$22,508
/yr
-
-$0
Baltimore
MD
-
Nat: $136,736
$25,203
/yr
-
-$0
Boston
MA
-
Nat: $136,736
$29,060
/yr
-
-$0
North Dartmouth
MA
-
Nat: $136,736
$20,319
/yr
-
-$0
Detroit
MI
-
Nat: $136,736
$13,469
/yr
-
-$0
Southfield
MI
-
Nat: $136,736
$33,466
/yr
-
-$0
Houghton
MI
-
Nat: $136,736
$13,446
/yr
-
-$0
Dearborn
MI
-
Nat: $136,736
$7,863
/yr
-
-$0
Rochester Hills
MI
-
Nat: $136,736
$11,815
/yr
-
-$0
Kalamazoo
MI
-
Nat: $136,736
$13,902
/yr
-
-$0
Alcorn State
MS
-
Nat: $136,736
$14,791
/yr
$66,721
-$0
Columbia
MO
-
Nat: $136,736
$21,142
/yr
-
-$0
Rolla
MO
-
Nat: $136,736
$15,772
/yr
-
-$0
St. Louis
MO
-
Nat: $136,736
$13,360
/yr
-
-$0
Teaneck
NJ
-
Nat: $136,736
$17,923
/yr
-
-$0
Newark
NJ
-
Nat: $136,736
$18,783
/yr
-
-$0
Albuquerque
NM
-
Nat: $136,736
$19,966
/yr
-
-$0
New York
NY
-
Nat: $136,736
$15,370
/yr
-
-$0
New York
NY
-
Nat: $136,736
$1,557
/yr
-
-$0
Riverdale
NY
-
Nat: $136,736
$25,074
/yr
-
-$0
New York
NY
-
Nat: $136,736
$35,737
/yr
-
-$0
New York
NY
-
Nat: $136,736
$30,721
/yr
-
-$0
Stony Brook
NY
-
Nat: $136,736
$18,902
/yr
-
-$0
Syracuse
NY
-
Nat: $136,736
$43,336
/yr
-
-$0
Durham
NC
-
Nat: $136,736
$23,706
/yr
-
-$0
Greenville
NC
-
Nat: $136,736
$16,880
/yr
-
-$0
Raleigh
NC
-
Nat: $136,736
$16,486
/yr
-
-$0
Fargo
ND
-
Nat: $136,736
$15,636
/yr
-
-$0
Bowling Green
OH
-
Nat: $136,736
$21,453
/yr
-
-$0
Cleveland
OH
-
Nat: $136,736
$44,622
/yr
-
-$0
Cincinnati
OH
-
Nat: $136,736
$24,917
/yr
-
-$0
Cleveland
OH
-
Nat: $136,736
$13,754
/yr
-
-$0
Dayton
OH
-
Nat: $136,736
$30,366
/yr
-
-$0
Columbus
OH
-
Nat: $136,736
$17,269
/yr
-
-$0
Wright State University-Main Campus
Dayton
OH
-
Nat: $136,736
$13,715
/yr
-
-$0
Edmond
OK
-
Nat: $136,736
$23,169
/yr
-
-$0
Tulsa
OK
-
Nat: $136,736
$13,511
/yr
-
-$0
Pittsburgh
PA
-
Nat: $136,736
$35,780
/yr
-
-$0
Erie
PA
-
Nat: $136,736
$24,443
/yr
-
-$0
Bethlehem
PA
-
Nat: $136,736
$25,272
/yr
-
-$0
Scranton
PA
-
Nat: $136,736
$32,132
/yr
-
-$0
Clemson
SC
-
Nat: $136,736
$22,032
/yr
-
-$0
Columbia
SC
-
Nat: $136,736
$22,197
/yr
-
-$0
Nashville
TN
-
Nat: $136,736
$23,178
/yr
-
-$0
Knoxville
TN
-
Nat: $136,736
$18,314
/yr
-
-$0
Tennessee State University
Nashville
TN
-
Nat: $136,736
$12,154
/yr
-
-$0
University of Houston-Clear Lake
Houston
TX
-
Nat: $136,736
$11,852
/yr
-
-$0
Denton
TX
-
Nat: $136,736
$15,358
/yr
-
-$0
San Antonio
TX
-
Nat: $136,736
$17,775
/yr
-
-$0
Dallas
TX
-
Nat: $136,736
$39,816
/yr
-
-$0
College Station
TX
-
Nat: $136,736
$21,527
/yr
-
-$0
The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington
TX
-
Nat: $136,736
$17,040
/yr
-
-$0
San Antonio
TX
-
Nat: $136,736
$9,872
/yr
-
-$0
Lubbock
TX
-
Nat: $136,736
$19,890
/yr
-
-$0
Logan
UT
-
Nat: $136,736
$12,644
/yr
-
-$0
Salt Lake City
UT
-
Nat: $136,736
$27,314
/yr
$38,750
-$0
Weber State University
Ogden
UT
-
Nat: $136,736
$10,237
/yr
-
-$0
Vermont State University
Randolph
VT
-
Nat: $136,736
$22,358
/yr
-
-$0
Blacksburg
VA
-
Nat: $136,736
$25,808
/yr
-
-$0
Charlottesville
VA
-
Nat: $136,736
$18,056
/yr
-
-$0
Seattle
WA
-
Nat: $136,736
$34,324
/yr
-
-$0
Morgantown
WV
-
Nat: $136,736
$18,020
/yr
-
-$0
Waukesha
WI
-
Nat: $136,736
$24,205
/yr
-
-$0
La Crosse
WI
-
Nat: $136,736
$17,064
/yr
-
-$0
Mayaguez
PR
-
Nat: $136,736
$14,997
/yr
-
-$0
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico
Hato Rey
PR
-
Nat: $136,736
$13,797
/yr
-
-$0
Waterbury
CT
-
Nat: $136,736
$8,616
/yr
-
-$0
Groton
CT
-
Nat: $136,736
$11,184
/yr
-
-$0
Stamford
CT
-
Nat: $136,736
$14,226
/yr
-
-$0
Merced
CA
-
Nat: $136,736
$11,583
/yr
-
-$0
Hartford
CT
-
Nat: $136,736
$13,961
/yr
-
-$0
Boston
MA
-
Nat: $136,736
-
/yr
-
-$0
Atlantis University
Miami
FL
-
Nat: $136,736
$18,935
/yr
-
-$0
Analysis Notes:
  • Lifetime Value Added: Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median bachelor's degree holder, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes.
  • Avg Net Price: The average price paid by students who receive federal financial aid (grants/loans).Note: For graduate programs, the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition and net price.